Dr. Ashish Marwaha

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Ashish Marwaha is an early career clinician scientist and clinical medical geneticist with formal training in genetics and immunology. He employs a collaborative multidisciplinary approach to build an integrated clinical research program focused on complex immune dysregulation, aiming to diagnose and understand the causes of rare diseases and lead to improved precision therapies. He has previously conducted successful clinical trials on immune modulation for new-onset Type 1 Diabetes, contributing to preventative therapy initiatives and the Canadian T1D Screening consortium. His research interests encompass the development of genetic counseling approaches and the implementation of T1D polygenic risk scores in Canadian newborn screening programs. Dr. Marwaha's laboratory expertise includes whole genome sequencing, RNA sequencing, polygenic risk scores, clinical trial design, gene therapy, epigenomics, and the use of bioinformatic pipelines for interpreting genetic data with the integration of machine learning and multiomic data.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Calgary • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Engaged in research and teaching in the field of medical genetics.

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
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  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Two Letters of Reference
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.